Society for Research into Higher Education

The Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) is a UK-based international learned society, established in 1965.[1][2] SRHE is a member-led charity concerned to advance understanding of higher education, especially through the insights, perspectives and knowledge offered by systematic research and scholarship. The organisation provides funding opportunities for those undergoing research on the subject of Higher Education, holds events and seminars, convenes an annual conference on higher education (HE) research and publishes research in this area.

Journals and book series

SRHE publishes the following titles:

• Higher Education Quarterly (launched 1985)

• Research into Higher Education Abstracts (launched 1966)

• Studies in Higher Education (launched 1976)

• Policy Reviews in Higher Education (launched 2017)

• Research into Higher Education Book series (launched 2011)

SRHE has also published in collaboration with the Open University Press from 1987 – 2009, and released a series of SRHE Postgraduate Guides (2007 – 2008).

The Society also has a blog, active since 2013 found at www.srheblog.com

Networks

SRHE events are organised under a range of Networks or groups focussing on a particular area of research. These Networks are currently:

• Academic Practice

• Digital University

• Employability, Enterprise and Work-based Learning

• Higher Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Higher Education Policy

• International Research and Researchers

• Learning, Teaching And Assessment

• Newer Researchers

• Postgraduate Issue

• South West Regional Network

• Technical, Professional and Vocational Higher Education

• The Student Access and Experience Network

The Society also runs a Professional Development Programme of events.

SRHE International Conference

SRHE also hosts an annual international conference usually held in the UK in December, which provides an international forum for researchers, practitioners, and postgraduate students within the field of higher education.

Awards

Annual Research Awards. The Annual Research Awards have been awarded to research and scoping projects since 2011.

Newer Researchers Award. Launched in 1993, this fund is intended to support newer and early career researchers.

Fellowship Fellowship of SRHE is recognition for those who have made a significant contribution in the field of research into higher education, awarded to members of the Society who have achieved a substantial reputation based on a significant body of work achieved over a period of time.

Accolades. In 2023 SRHE introduced Accolades, an initiative recognising the contributions of our members to the field of Higher Education, to the academic community, and to SRHE itself.

References
  1. "Companies house". Company information service UK Gov. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  2. Havergal, Chris. "SRHE: the pioneer has no plans to fade away". Times Higher. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  • Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Annual Reports 1965 - 2013
  • About SRHE (no date) Society for Research into Higher Education. Available at: https://srhe.ac.uk/about-srhe/ (Accessed: 11 May 2023).


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